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Clothespin

A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.

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Fastener 76% connected

One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

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Fastening 76% connected

of Fasten

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Fixing 76% connected

of Fix

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Holdfast 76% connected

Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Bar noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purpo…

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Bob noun · 78% connection

A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

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Brand verb · 78% connection

A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

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Brick noun · 78% connection

A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, o…

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Brush noun · 78% connection

An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for…

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Casual adjective · 78% connection

appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

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Clamp verb · 78% connection

To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

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Clamped imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Clamp

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Clamping p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Clamp

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Clinch noun · 78% connection

The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of…

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Clomp noun · 78% connection

See Clamp.

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Clothier noun · 78% connection

One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells clothes.

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Clump verb · 78% connection

To tread clumsily; to clamp.

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Cotter noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an ope…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forked, piece, wood, small, spring.
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Daily adjective · 78% connection

appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

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Everyday adjective · 78% connection

appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"

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Fang verb · 78% connection

A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters…

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